South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-08
Home Gossip.


Our trains now come IN at II o. ID.
AID 8 p. M.
Sir. John c. Heiskell is slowly re-
covering from his recent illness
Mr.. Geo. II johnson, OF Barkyille.
was in town Tuesday.
Miss Clara Fisher. Of Springfield.
is visiting Miss Bette Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison got
back from NJ. Alto Monday.
Miss Adeline Bonney has returned
20 i'Jm0ey.
air r.. e Guthrie. OF Springfield,
is N RoDue5 on business FRIDAY.
Mrs E.iY. Gilkeson and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Pancah", were visiting
"a Aoo;ade'd Ibis week.
Miss Mamie Sh ee,z is visiting her
friend Miss Mary Long in CumbcI
land.
Documents printed with type wri
ters in the government printing Office
are fading rapidly.
W. A. Engeman, proprietor OF
Brighton Farm, Moorefield. took the
100 train for New York Friday.
Judge Arms rcng returned from
Franklin Wednesday,. lie s.oo the
"Trip well and is mnch better.
Mrs. James She,tz went to Cum
bcrland Monday and was accompa'
MED home by her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Perry.
Mrs. VIM. Patterson, who was Wis.
t'ng her mother Mrs. Montgomery.
as week. returned to bcr home {
Serjn field On Monday.
A new bell was placed on Tie GU
c3.a OF tho Episcopal church in this
sl,,. " ednesday. H. weighs 2i0 lbs
al3 very sweet toned.
6its5 Maggie Sheetz, who has been
spending tue past month with her sis
teis, Mrs. G.. II. Johns II and Mrs.
Miller. went to Geyser last Monday.
Lolly Robinson, colored. was hung
by a mob at Charleston Monday for
killing Charles Williams, another col.
orCd man,
Miss Bette Montgomery. who has
been visiting in Springfield several
weeks, returned home Tuesday eve
ming.
Messrs. II. StOtI9r aud VIM. My
iioger made business trip to Key
ser Saturday, re;urning Tuesday e.e
ming.
Mr.. Granville Il Harper, of BalIi-
more, son of the editor Of THE paper.
spent several days in Romney this
week.
Prof. j, C. Hill, Of Raleigh. N. c.,
an applicant for the place ct Principal
OF the Deaf and Blind Schools, was
here Friday. He left for North Cer-
DINA Saturday.
1heIewas Tut little attention psi6
TO Tic Fourth of July in this place.
tie customary quiet Of our village
being disturbed only by tie report OF
an occasional pistol or fire cracker.
Joseph Shriver, nephew OF Mrs. T.
liza Fundenbure of this piece, Gi,d
in Cumberland Monday. He was q
Young man Of fine promise and an &C
complished draughtsman.
III les n bDlt CNItlt, vi w lltttS'tEs
who las teen visiting er brother, in
law Rev. Woodwork, at Burlington
spent Friday night with her cousin,
Nj. r. w. Gilkeson, in this place.
She lcfl for Winchester Saturday.
Col. Skip Keller left Saturday for
trip 10 Dsvis. lie returne | on
Monday, md says he la very
pleasant sisit Mr.. Harry Worden's
{. mily are all we'll SIR. Wo den is
manager of the railroad company's
hotel at Davis.
The Engineer corps ngaged on tho
preliminary survey of tie proposed
Cumberland and Meoccheld railroad,
took the | 80 train Saturday for
Cumberland, having finished their
work. The heaviest grade on the
road is near the Hampshire and ila--
dy line, and is So feet TO the mile.
Sometime since newspaper pub
Usher in Illinois brought sui; against
- men Who would hot pay heir sub.
scriptious, and obtained Judgment in
each case for the full amount Cf the
claim. Twenty eight rf tic fefen'
Cants made Giii 'avi that they own
ed 10 more property than tie law al.
i)wed them free from ell executions
thus preventing attachments. liz y
lhen under the United States Su.
pteme Conrt decisions were arrested
Tor petty larc ny and pu' under tie
bond Of $500 each All but six gave
bond but the six went 10 ~. The
postal law makes IL larceny to take a
newspaper ard refuse to pay for IL.
Guarantee o Parity.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. June 3, 81.
IInvinr heen sinlinncl NJ ihn Bfad.